The government has decided to send Tk 25,000 as "subsidy" for the hotel quarantine fee for Saudi Arabia-bound migrant workers to their bank accounts. The money will be sent to the bank accounts of the workers or their selected representatives, Expatriates' Welfare Ministry said in a press release today. The subsidised money will be given to the workers who have already
The government has decided to send Tk 25,000 as a subsidy to the hotel quarantine fee for Saudi Arabia-bound migrant workers to their bank accounts. The money will be sent to the bank accounts of the workers or their selected representatives, the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment said in a press release yesterday. The subsidised money will be given to
Migrant worker Shahidul Islam, 38, returned home in January this year after injuring his right leg in a workplace accident while employed as a domestic worker in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh. Father-of-three Shahidul, who had been earning up to Tk 30,000 a month in Riyadh, had to give up his job. He found himself unemployed back at home in Munshiganj, still recovering from
52 Bangladeshis returning from Nepal via special flight sent to 14-day quarantine
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A total of 52 Bangladeshi citizens, stranded in Nepal due to suspension of regular flights following a surge of Covid-19 cases in the Himalayan state, returned home this afternoon by a special flight. Carrying the Bangladeshis, include holiday-makers and businessman, a chartered flight of Himalaya Airlines landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 3:00pm today, Fakhrul Alam, assistant director, Probashi Kalyan Desk, HSIA, told The Daily Star.
After health screening at the airport, all 52 passengers were sent to 14-day institutional quarantine in the city.
50 Bangladeshis to return from Nepal this afternoon by special flight
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Around 50 Bangladeshi citizens including several migrant workers stranded in Nepal due to the suspension of regular flights, are scheduled to return to Dhaka this afternoon by a special flight. Some 50 Bangladeshis, including holiday-makers and migrant workers, are scheduled to reach Bangladesh by a chartered flight of Himalaya Airlines today, Fakhrul Alam, assistant director, Probashi Kalyan Desk at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, told The Daily Star.
He also said the special flight is scheduled to land at Dhaka airport at around 3:00pm.